Non-refillable bottle.



No. 825,263. PATENTED JULY 3, 1906.

F. J. DAVIS & A. IAMESON. NON-REPILLABLE BOTTLE.

APPLICATION FILED JULYZO. 1905.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FRANK J. DAVIS AND ALEXANDER J AMESON, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, ASSIGNORS, BY DIRECT AND MESN E ASSIGNMENTS, OF SIXTEEN-FOR- TIETHS TO SAID JAMESON AND TEN-FORTIETHS TO SAID JAMESON, TRUSTEE, THREE-FORTIETHS TO HARRY D. TUTEWILER, AND ELEVEN FORTIETHS TO ISAAC DUNN, OF INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA.

NON-REFILLABLE BOTTLE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 3, 1906.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, FRANK J. DAVIS and ALnxANDERJAMEsoN,ofIndiana olis,county of Marion, and State of Indiana, ave invented a certain new and useful Non-Refillable Bottle; and we do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which like numerals refer to like parts.

The object of this invention is to provide a ractical and successful means for closing a bottle so that it cannot be refilled.

The novel features herein will be understood from the accompanying drawings and the following descri tion and claims.

In the drawings, igure 1 is a central vertical section through a bottle filled with fluid and closed, the stopper being in elevation.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a part of the neck of the bottle and sto per, parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a p an view of the top disk. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the middle disk. Fig. 5 is a plan view of the bottom 2 5 disk. Fig. 6 is a central section through the upper two disks, parts being broken away. Fig. 7 is a showing, partly in elevation and partly in section, of the upper two disks united by a simple rivet instead of by the 0 means shown in Fig. 6. Fig. 8 is a horizontal section through the bottle on the line 8 8 of Fig. 2, the ball not being shown. Fig. 9 is a central vertical section of the neck of the bottle, showing a modified form of the stop- 3 5 per. Fig. 10 is a plan view of the upper disk shown in Fig. 9. Fig. 11 is a section on the line 11 11 of Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is a plan view of the lower disk shown in Fig. 9.

In the drawings, 20 represents a bottle in the neck of which there is an internal annular groove 21, adapted to receive the lower disk of the stopper. The body of this disk is made of glass 22, surrounded by a ring 23, of cork or other suitable material, that fits in the groove 21. The disk 22 1s depressed with the cork about it until it reaches the groove 21 and springs into thegroove, whereby the disk is heldin place. 1

The disk 22 hasinit the passage-ways 24,

5o five being shown in Fig. 5. The disk has a depression surrounded by a flange 25 to provide a seat for a mica valve 26. This valve closes the holes 24 in the disk, and a ball 27 is placed in upon said valve to help in holding it in its closed position. 5 5

The mica valve is held down by a pair of lugs 28, extending from the middle dlsk 29, said lugs resting upon the disk at two oints. Said disk has also two other lugs 30, t at extend downward from'it, that rest on the flange 25 and do not prevent the opening of the valve 26. The middle disk 29 is provided with an outlet-port 31 and an upwardly-extending rib 32, upon which the up er disk 33 is placed. Said upper disk is held in place with the middle disk by loose clam s 34 (shown in Fig. 6) and which fit in notc es 37 in the middle and upper disks, as seen in Figs.

3 and 4. The upper disk has a smaller diameter than the lower disk or than the neck of the bottle, so that fluid or air may pass about it freely. It has a groove on its under side, whereby it fits tightly over the rib 32. These two disks 29 and 33 may be secured, as shown in Fig. 7, by a metal pin 38, extending down through central openings in said disks and the upper disk having a downwardly-extending collar 39 extending about the pin 38 and ylvhliph spaces the upper disk from the middle A suitable air-inlet is provided b y means of the air-tube 40, that passes through the lower disk 22 into a downwardly-extending hollow extension 41 from the middle disk 29. Said middle disk 29 is also provided above said 2 5 extension 41 with an opening 42, adapted to receive the mica valve 43, mounted loosely about the rod 44, which is held in place by a plug 45, that fits in the extension 41. There is a secure connection made by cement or 90 otherwise between the upper end of the airtube 40 and the inside of the extension 41 of the middle disk and between the air-tube 40 and the lower disk, and in that way the middle disk is held down securely in place with 5 relation to the lower disk, and b reason of the clamps 34 the middle disk hol s the upper disk down in place, whereby the two upper disks cannot be removed, as the lower disk is securely seated in the neck of the bottle.

In operation the bottle is filledwith liquid and the stopper is assembled and inserted in the neck of the bottle until 'the lower disk is secured in the groove21. When the bottle is inverted, "the ball 27 leaves the mica valve 26, and the pressure of the fluid against the valve opens it sufliciently to permit the fluid to escape rather freely, the fluid passin throug'hthe openingls'24 in the lower disk an the openings 31 int emiddle diskand-around the upper disk. While the fluid is thus escaping, air passes into the bottle through the air-tube 40, for the inverted position of the bottleopens the plug 45 and valve 43' The valve 43 is considerably less indiameter than the hole 42, in which it is located, so that air will pass about it freely when it is .not down in'its seat. The mica valve '26 will jprevent the refilling of. the "bottle, asit fits flat on the disk 22, and by reason ofthe peculiar capil lary attraction between the water the mica valve on the one side .and the glass-disk on the other side ase'al is effected. would not occur-with .the disk madeof leather or other porous material. Therefore mica peculiarly adapted for this valve 'in this situation, and said valve will close'and remain closed without the ball 2 ,7.""Said ball merely a practical means and useful in weighting the mica valve whilethe bottle is standing on the shelf, as it may remain-entire shelf for a lon time .before "it is emptied. Likewisethe mica isfindestruotible and as a valve and the parts are so,positioned.and protect it so that 'it'cannot be reached'ext'en nally and injured. Chemicals externally :applied could not injure it, nor would it be .af-

fected by the contents of the bottle, nor will it injure the contents of the vessel nor can the liquid beintroduced throu the air itufbe 410, because "ofthe' valve 43an plug 45' In the modified form shown in Figs. .9 and 12 the-lower disk '50 is held in ,placehy thecork rin '23 the same :a's'in' the dther 'form.

This dis has but one the upper end of'the wardly centrally and has .a valve-seatincllined at about an angle of thirty degrees 'friniithe horizontal position. In this valve-seat a mica valve 52 is located, as's'hownlin Fig. 9;.

passage-way 51 The middle disk '54 has a central opening through it somewhatirregular in form, and

the internal surface'has vertically-extending recesses 56 about its lower portion, as seen in Figs. 9 and 11, so that when the bottle .is in verted and the mica disk valve falls away from its seat somewhat lthe fl uzid will pass, outward through the recesses '56.." The ball.

27 "may be used upon the valve, if desired; but it is not necessary. "The upper djisk:5.7 is

inclined substantially parallel with the 'vaflve seat andhas' recesses '58 in its edges, so that there will be a passage-way between .it and the neck of the bottle .for the exit of the'flui'd.

The plan or this disk is shown in'Fig'. 10. in

is locked in with the middle disk by a down ward extension '59, enlarged at its lowerend,

isk is extended upthat fits in the corresponding recesses of the middle disk, as shown in Eig. 9. The upper part of the -outletopening 55 in the middle disk is widened, so that the fluid-may pass from it through the outlets 58 of the outer disk.

.In this modified form the fluid will pass outward when the bottle is inverted, but not inward when in any position, because of the mica valve immediately closing on its seat.

What we claim as our invention, and de' sire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The-combination with the neck ofa bot- .tle, of. a disk secured therein with an opening through it, a mica valve lying flat on said disk for closingsaid-opening, means for holdm d of -sa valve p r n y against the disk, and means to prevent :access to said valve.

2. -The combination with the neck of a bottle, 10f a disk secured therein with an-opening through it, a mica valve lying flat on said diskfor closingsaid opening, means for hold ing one edge :of :said valve ermanently against'the disk, a ball resting oosely upon said yalve, and means to prevent access to said valve.

31 The combination witha bottle, ofa disk secured thereinhaving an opening through it and'a substantially central depression upon its upper side wit an upwardly-extending flange surrounding said depression, a mica valvelying in said depression, and means bearing against one edge of said valve for hdlding it in place on saiddisk.

4:. The combination with a bottle, of a lower dis'klsecured in the neck thereof and having an opening through it, .a mica valve flatly'u'pon the surface of said-disk for closing said opening, anotherdisk above the former andsecuited theretdand lugsextend ingdo wnward from said upper disk that bear upononeeidgeof said valve.

5 l"The combination with .a 'bottle, of a Flower idis'k secured in the neck thereof with ps ing through it and :a central depres- :SiOIl in its side with .a surrounding flange, a mica valve "lyingloosely in said depression, .a .disk abode the former and secured thereto, legs extending downward fromsaid last-mentioned disk and "bearing upon one edge'of .said valve, and 'other legs extending downward from said last-.mentioneddiskand bearuponithe flange of the lower disk.

16., The .com'bination'with a bottle, of a Flower disksecured in the neck .thereofhaving opening through it, :a mica valve for closing said opening, an air-tube extending throu'ghgsaid disk and above the same, an- [other "with a'n air passage-way through 'it and which isisecu'red to the upper end of :said air-tube, and legs extending down from said "last-mentioned disk that bear upon the (edge of said valve and hold it in position.

"7.. The combination'with a bottle, of va flower secured the neck thereof with an opening through it, a mica valve lying upon said disk for closing said opening, a middle disk secured to said lower disk and having an outlet-opening, legs extending down from said last-mentioned disk that bear upon the edge of said valve and hold it in position, an outer disk extending over the opening through the middle disk, and means for securing the outer disk to the middle disk.

8. The combination with a bottle, of a lower disk secured to the neck thereof and having an opening through it, a valve for closing said opening, a middle disk secured to the lower disk with an outlet through it and having a plurality of-notches in its periphery and an upwardly-extending projection, an outer disk of smaller diameter than the neck of the bottle mounted upon said projection from the middle disk and having notches in the periphery thereof corresponding with the notches in the middle disk, and clampingplates adapted to fit in the corresponding notches of said middle and outer disks with inwardly-extending ends for overlapping said disks substantially as shown for securing the up er disk to the middle disk.

n witness whereof we have hereunto affiXed our signatures in the presence of the witnesses herein named.

FRANK J. DAVIS. ALEXANDER JAMESON. Witnesses:

C. G. HoEN, N. ALLEMoNe. 

